Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Event-Driven

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index / Event-Driven

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<li>With the 2021 futures expiring in 2 weeks, the focus now shifts to the HSCEI dividend futures expiring in 2022 where we see a fair value of 240.76 DIPS.</li>
<li>The current market is trading very close to our fair value for 2022 but there are a lot of potential catalysts that could result in a big move lower.</li>
<li>There are fewer catalysts for the 2022 futures to move higher. The regulatory changes in China plus the HFCAA could lead to the 2023 futures trading cheaper to 2022.</li>
</ul>


With the 2021 futures expiring in 2 weeks, the focus now shifts to the HSCEI dividend futures expiring in 2022 where we see a fair value of 240.76 DIPS.
The current market is trading very close to our fair value for 2022 but there are a lot of potential catalysts that could result in a big move lower.
There are fewer catalysts for the 2022 futures to move higher. The regulatory changes in China plus the HFCAA could lead to the 2023 futures trading cheaper to 2022.


HSCEI Dividend Futures: 2022 Close to Fair; Sell 22/23 Steepener

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>The SEC has finalised the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act rules. Under the current timeframe, the SEC may force the delisting of foreign companies in three years if in contravention.</li>
<li>Amid <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/didi-chuxing-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27467:1" rel="noopener">DiDi Global (DIDI US)</a>'s intention to delist from the US, the CSRC refutes it is pushing for VIEs to drop their listings in the United States.</li>
<li>Expect continued volatility as the ~248 US-listed China plays seek to avoid delisting if they don’t comply with auditing rules.</li>
</ul>


The SEC has finalised the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act rules. Under the current timeframe, the SEC may force the delisting of foreign companies in three years if in contravention.
Amid DiDi Global (DIDI US)'s intention to delist from the US, the CSRC refutes it is pushing for VIEs to drop their listings in the United States.
Expect continued volatility as the ~248 US-listed China plays seek to avoid delisting if they don’t comply with auditing rules.


Delisting Chinese ADRs: High Foreign-Holding, With No Fixed Abode, Most At Risk

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Equity Capital Markets

<ul>
<li>Weibo raised around US$440m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.</li>
<li>We have covered most aspects of the deal in our previous notes, see <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/weibo-secondary-listing-needs-to-come-at-a-discount" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/weibo-secondary-listing-going-down-the-autohome-route" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</li>
<li>In this note, we'll talk about the allocation results and the trading dynamics.</li>
</ul>


Weibo raised around US$440m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong.
We have covered most aspects of the deal in our previous notes, see here and here.
In this note, we'll talk about the allocation results and the trading dynamics.


Weibo Secondary Trading - Delivered a Good Correction but Got Caught in the Wider Rout

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<li>On 2nd Dec 2021, Didi announced that it would look to delist its ADRs from NYSE and it would seek a listing on HKSE.</li>
<li>The stock has been at the center of a regulatory crackdown since its IPO in Jun 2021. </li>
<li>Apart from the delisting and relisting flows, it now also has US$20bn of stock coming up for lock-up expiry.</li>
</ul>


On 2nd Dec 2021, Didi announced that it would look to delist its ADRs from NYSE and it would seek a listing on HKSE.
The stock has been at the center of a regulatory crackdown since its IPO in Jun 2021. 
Apart from the delisting and relisting flows, it now also has US$20bn of stock coming up for lock-up expiry.


DiDi Chuxing: Delisting - Relisting + US$20bn Lockup Expiry = Big Mess

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

Quantitative Analysis

<ul>
<li>We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 26. </li>
<li>The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $868m (-1.2%) WoW but increased by $8,376m (+13.8%) over the preceding four weeks.</li>
<li>We highlight short increases in JD (9618.HK), Xiami (1810.HK) and Galaxy Entertainment (0027.HK)</li>
</ul>


We analyzed the latest HK SFC report for aggregate short position as of Nov 26. 
The aggregate short value for equities decreased by $868m (-1.2%) WoW but increased by $8,376m (+13.8%) over the preceding four weeks.
We highlight short increases in JD (9618.HK), Xiami (1810.HK) and Galaxy Entertainment (0027.HK)


China

JD.com Inc is an online direct sales company in China.  The Company offers a wide selection of products through its website and mobile applications.  JD.com sells appliances, computers, digital products, communication products, garments, books, and household items to consumers and vendors.

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HSCEI Dividend Futures: 2022 Close to Fair; Sell 22/23 Steepener

The HSCEI 2022 dividend futures are trading close to fair but there are a lot more negative catalysts that will have a bigger impact than positive...

Brian Freitas

Delisting Chinese ADRs: High Foreign-Holding, With No Fixed Abode, Most At Risk

This does not strike me as the time to be bargain hunting. Not when there remains confusion as to how and when delistings will unfold. The focus...

David Blennerhassett

Weibo Secondary Trading - Delivered a Good Correction but Got Caught in the Wider Rout

Weibo raised around US$440m in its secondary listing in Hong Kong. In this note, we look at the allocation results and talk about the trading...

Sumeet Singh

DiDi Chuxing: Delisting - Relisting + US$20bn Lockup Expiry = Big Mess

On 2nd Dec 2021, Didi announced that it would look to delist its ADRs from NYSE and it would seek a listing on HKSE. The company also has US$20bn...

Sumeet Singh

HK Short Interest: JD, Xiaomi, Galaxy

We highlight week on week short increases on JD.com (9618 HK), Xiaomi (1810 HK) and Galaxy Entertainment (27 HK) in the latest HK SFC short...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

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